Takanori Tsujimoto is a Japanese director. He has directed many Ultraman Series episodes in the New Generation era, and is the main director of Ultraman Arc.
Career[]
In 1998, while working as a dental technician, Tsujimoto formed an independent film production team called T3AA Entertainment to publish his personal works. He made his commercial directorial debut in 2003 with KILLERS.[2] He has directed for the Ultraman Series since 2012.
Works[]
- Ultra Zone (2012) - Director and writer, 3 sketches
- Episode 18 sketch "The Park Cleaner's Challenge!"
- Episode 20 sketch "Tomorrow, Is Over There!"
- Episode 22 sketch "I Love 70's Dramas!"
- Ultraman X (2015) - Director, 4 episodes
- Episode 6 "The Man With the Memories of a Planet"
- Episode 7 "An Oath Beyond Worlds"
- Episode 17 "My Friend's a Monster"
- Episode 18 "Wataru's Romance"
- Ultraman R/B (2018) - Director, 4 episodes
- Episode 8 "The World Is Waiting for Me"
- Episode 9 "In the Name of Ultraman"
- Episode 16 "This Moment Is a Bond"
- Episode 17 "Everyone Is Friends"
- Ultraman Taiga (2019) - Director, 6 episodes
- Episode 11 "One Afternoon When the Magic Was Lost From the Star"
- Episode 12 "Even Then the Universe Will Still Go on Dreaming"
- Episode 18 "For the New World"
- Episode 19 "Withstand the Lightning Strike!"
- Episode 22 "What's up with Takkong?"
- Episode 23 "Clash! Ultra Big Match!"
- Ultraman Z (2020) - Director, 4 episodes
- Episode 4 "Robot-2 Activation Plan"
- Episode 5 "First Juggling"
- Episode 18 "Rechallenge from the Year 2020"
- Episode 19 "The Last Hero"
- Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021) - Director, 5 episodes
- Episode 9 "The Wings of That Day"
- Episode 10 "Wavering Heart"
- Episode 20 "The Blue One Comes With the Lightning"
- Episode 21 "Demons Rampage Again"
- Episode 22 "Last Game"
- Ultraman Decker (2022) - Director, 5 episodes
- Episode 4 "The Destructive Monster Awakens"
- Episode 5 "Glutton of the Lake"
- Episode 6 "Subterranean Monster Appears! And Appears!"
- Episode 22 "The Fall of Bazdo"
- Episode 23 "The Sky of Despair"
- Ultraman Blazar (2023) - Director and designer of Mogusion and Zangill, directed 5 episodes
- Episode 4 "Thus Fought Emi"
- Episode 5 "The Mountain Roars"
- Episode 6 "The Invading Aurora"
- Episode 16 "Terror from the Underground"
- Episode 17 "The Wandering Zangill"
- Ultraman Arc (2024-2025) - Main director[3][4] and designer of Leodo and Alien Croco, directed 7 episodes
- Episode 1 "Arc to the Future"
- Episode 2 "Legend in the Woods"
- Episode 3 "Unleash Your Imagination!"
- Episode 14 "Flash of the Past"
- Episode 15 "The Wandering Future"
- Episode 24 "The Descending Dream"
- Episode 25 "Time to Run, Yuma!"
- Ultraman Arc The Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil (2025) - Director[5][6] and designer of Doglf
- Ultraman Omega (2025) - Director[7] and designer of Chronoceros and Missile Ship, directed 2 episodes
- Episode 20 "Beyond Time"
- Episode 21 "Raionji, Enraged"
Other Works[]
- ONE GUN STORY (1998) - Director and writer
- KILLERS (2003) - Director and writer (PERFECT PARTNER part)
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) - Director
- The Next Generation Patlabor: Shuto Kessen (2015) - Second unit director
- High-Speed Parahero GandD (2021) - Director
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ultraman X | Xio Maintenance Team Leader[2] | Episode 21 "A Beautiful End" Uncredited |
| 2016 | Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! | Gargorgon | Voice Episode 24 |
| 2019 | Ultraman Taiga | Gorothunder | Voice Episode 19 "Withstand the Lightning Strike!" |
| 2020 | Ultraman Z | Kemur[8] | Voice Episode 18 "Rechallenge from the Year 2020" Uncredited |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He is a dog lover. Since 2015, he has made his pet dog Mu-chan cameo in episodes of the Ultraman Series. Mu-chan has her own Twitter account.[9]
- In 2021, Mu-chan developed a tumor in her eye and, after undergoing examinations and frequent medical visits, had surgery to remove her left eye in December of that year. She has since made a full recovery.[10]
Ultraman X episode 18 "Wataru's Romance"
Ultraman R/B episode 16 "This Moment Is a Bond"
Ultraman R/B episode 17 "Everyone Is Friends"
![Ultraman Taiga episode 11 "One Afternoon When the Magic Was Lost From the Star"[11]](/wiki/File:Mu-chan_2019.png "Mu-chan 2019.png (1.04 MB)")
Ultraman Taiga episode 11 "One Afternoon When the Magic Was Lost From the Star"[11]
![Ultraman Taiga episode 23 "Clash! Ultra Big Match!"[12]](/wiki/File:Mu-chan_2019_2.png "Mu-chan 2019 2.png (2.46 MB)")
Ultraman Taiga episode 23 "Clash! Ultra Big Match!"[12]
![Ultraman Z episode 5 "First Juggling"[13]](/wiki/File:Mu-chan_2020.png "Mu-chan 2020.png (2.29 MB)")
Ultraman Z episode 5 "First Juggling"[13]
![Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga episode 10 "Wavering Heart"[14]](/wiki/File:Mu-chan_2021.png "Mu-chan 2021.png (2.74 MB)")
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga episode 10 "Wavering Heart"[14]
![Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga episode 20 "The Blue One Comes With the Lightning"[15]](/wiki/File:Mu-chan_2021_2.png "Mu-chan 2021 2.png (1.9 MB)")
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga episode 20 "The Blue One Comes With the Lightning"[15]
![Ultraman Decker episode 5 "Glutton of the Lake"[16]](/wiki/File:Mu-chan_2022.png "Mu-chan 2022.png (1.65 MB)")
Ultraman Decker episode 5 "Glutton of the Lake"[16]
Ultraman Blazar episode 4 "Thus Fought Emi"
Ultraman Blazar episode 17 "The Wandering Zangill"
Ultraman Arc
Ultraman Arc
Ultraman Arc
References[]
- ↑ https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/7176
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ultraman X Super Complete Works, pg 82. Interview with Takanori Tsujimoto.
- ↑ https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/7176
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7050
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7313
- ↑ https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/8068
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7492
- ↑ https://x.com/TakaTsujimo/status/1320290968533266438
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shiba_mw
- ↑ https://x.com/Shiba_mw/status/1463693404026511363
- ↑ https://x.com/TakaTsujimo/status/1172669643397353472
- ↑ https://x.com/Shiba_mw/status/1204243449949540352
- ↑ https://x.com/Shiba_mw/status/1285065653263536129
- ↑ https://x.com/Shiba_mw/status/1440908792217018371
- ↑ https://x.com/Shiba_mw/status/1469259371461111808
- ↑ https://x.com/Shiba_mw/status/1554746333411454976